Last week the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released its much-anticipated consumer Wireless Code, and we think they got most of it right. The Code creates meaningful and enforceable rights for consumers coast-to-coast without unnecessarily limiting the flexibility of service providers to respond to their ever-changing needs. TELUS has been a strong advocate of [...]
On Wednesday, May 22 Brian Canfield spoke to the Institute of Corporate Directors on the subject of shareholder activism and empty voting. I had the opportunity to attend and would like to share highlights from Mr. Canfield’s remarks with you. Although it’s not a common occurrence or a frequently discussed subject in Canadian business, Mr. [...]
On April 5th, TELUS filed written comments with the CRTC regarding a 2nd application by Bell Media Inc. (“Bell”) to acquire Astral Media. Bell’s initial application to acquire the company was denied by the Commission in October 2012. TELUS is once again opposing this acquisition by Bell as it did in Round 1 because it does [...]
Last November, Bell announced that it had submitted a revised plan to the CRTC to once again attempt to acquire Astral Media after the CRTC denied the first transaction earlier in October. With its announcement of the revised transaction, Bell launched a new website (CanadiansDeserveMore.ca) to lobby for approval. At the time, Bell refused to [...]
